Leading the week is Legacy Park: a 196.3-acre rezone to Planned Community District at Ellsworth Road and Williams Field Road, for which Mesa staff recommends approval, and which the City Council will consider on August 31 after the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval. The project is planned for up to 2,400 dwellings and 6.7M sf of nonresidential development, and is paired with annexation requests. Tempe's Development Review Commission will take up a four-story, 376-unit mixed-use project on approximately 25 acres. Mesa's P&Z considered Park North, a 78-lot attached single-residence development east of Power Road and Guadalupe Road for which staff recommends approval. Phoenix City Council items include an annexation at 44th Street and Bajada Road, a retroactive housing-grant authorization, and zoning map and rezoning items. Tempe's Development Review Commission will consider code updates for group homes and heard an introduction to assisted-living home changes. Surprise's P&Z considered a General Plan amendment and rezone that would shift 7.52 acres from Rural Residential to commercial, reducing residential land capacity. Other items include multiple residential use permits in Tempe and Scottsdale's short-term rental emergency-contact amendment. On balance, the week is supply-positive, with large new entitlements and annexations advancing while smaller conversions trim residential land.

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Tempe Development Review Commission — September 08, 2026

  • GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT / ZONING MAP AMENDMENT / PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY: Request to rezone approximately 25 acres from GID to MU-4 with a Planned Area Development overlay for EMERALD CENT, a four-story horizontal mixed-use development with 376 multifamily units. View item
  • CODE TEXT AMENDMENT: Request for a Zoning and Development Code Text Amendment to Section 3-409 (Group Homes for Adult Care, Persons with Disabilities, and Child Shelter) and related definitions in Part 7, Chapter 1, for clarifications and related updates in conformance with Arizona state law. View item
  • USE PERMITS: Multiple use permits: vehicle rental at 1204 E. Baseline Rd (U-Haul), accessory building modifications including a second-story addition, an arcade at 1301 E. University Dr, and residential use permits for accessory structures, setback reductions, and front-yard parking at various addresses. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — August 26, 2026

  • ZON24-00708 "Park North", 5± acres located approximately 270± feet east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road. Rezone from Limited Commercial with Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Multiple Residence-3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a 78-lot attached single residence development. (District 6) Staff Planner: Charlotte Bridges Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommends approval with conditions for the 'Park North' rezone of approximately 5.0 acres east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road from LC-PAD to RM-3-PAD, allowing a 78-lot attached single-residence development at a density of about 15.4–15.5 units per acre (applicant Rob Stephan/Excolo Development). View item
  • ZON25-00891 "Legacy Park", 196.3± acres located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road. Rezone from Light Industrial to Planned Community District (PC). This request will allow for the development of a mixed-use planned community. (District 6) Staff Planner: Mallory Ress Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommends approval with conditions for 'Legacy Park,' rezoning 196.3± acres at the northeast corner of S. Ellsworth Rd and E. Williams Field Rd from Light Industrial to Planned Community District, enabling a mixed-use community with up to 2,400 dwellings and 6.7M sf of nonresidential uses (applicant Gammage & Burnham for Pacific Proving LLC). View item

Mesa City Council — August 31, 2026

  • ZON25-00891 "Legacy Park" 196.3± acres located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road. Rezone from Light Industrial to Planned Community District (PC). This request will allow for the development of a mixed-use planned community. Pacific Proving LLC, Owner; Susan Demmitt/Dennis Newcombe, Gammage & Burnham, Applicant. (District 6) Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Vote: -0): City Council will consider the Legacy Park rezone (ZON25-00891) of 196.3± acres from Light Industrial to Planned Community District on August 31; staff and the Planning & Zoning Board recommend approval with conditions. The request would allow a mixed-use planned community. View item
  • ANX25-00682 - Annexing 5.2± acres located at the southwest corner of East Williams Field Road and State Route 24. This request has been initiated by Dennis Newcombe, Gammage and Burnham, for the owner, Pacific Proving, LLC. (District 6): Annexation of 5.2± acres at the southwest corner of E. Williams Field Rd and SR-24, initiated by Gammage & Burnham for owner Pacific Proving LLC (District 6). View item
  • ANX25-00893 - Annexing 196.3± acres located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road. This request has been initiated by Dennis Newcombe, Gammage and Burnham, for the owners, Pacific Proving, LLC, and Mesa BA Land, LLC. (District 6): Annexation of 196.3± acres at the northeast corner of S. Ellsworth Rd and E. Williams Field Rd for owners Pacific Proving LLC and Mesa BA Land LLC (District 6). View item

Surprise Planning & Zoning Commission — August 20, 2026

  • District 1: Minor General Plan Amendment for Happy Valley Biz-Tech Park, 7.52 acres near the southwest corner of Happy Valley Rd and 157th Ave, from Neighborhood Character Area to Commerce and Office Character Area (case FS25-1081). View item
  • District 1: Rezone of Happy Valley Biz-Tech Park, approximately 7.52 acres, from Rural Residential (RR) to Regional Commercial (C-...), converting residential land to commercial use. View item

Phoenix City Council — August 26, 2026

  • *REQUEST TO CONTINUE (SEE ATTACHED MEMO) Amend City Code - Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1309 (Ordinance G-7533) - District 5:* Request to continue the adoption of Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1309 (Ordinance G-7533) to the October 21, 2026 Council Formal Meeting; staff recommends continuance to clarify the supplementary zoning process. View item
  • Amend City Code - Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1310 (Ordinance G-7534) - District 2: Adoption of Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1310 (Ordinance G-7534) in District 2; a zoning map amendment with no published details on the affected property or housing impact. View item
  • Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application PHO-1-26--Z-92-23-8 - Southeast Corner of 19th Avenue and Baseline Road (Ordinance G-7535) - District 8: Ordinance adoption for rezoning stipulation modification PHO-1-26--Z-92-23-8 at the southeast corner of 19th Ave and Baseline Rd (Ordinance G-7535); the Planning Hearing Officer recommended approval with modifications for the C-2 commercial parcel, with residential uses still planned on the southern portion of the original 105-acre rezoning. View item
  • Retroactive Authorization to Apply for, Accept and Disburse Arizona Department of Housing Grant Funding (Ordinance S-53110) - District 7: Retroactive authorization to apply for, accept, and disburse Arizona Department of Housing grant funding (Ordinance S-53110) in District 7. View item
  • Proposed 44th Street and Bajada Road Annexation - Authorization to File - District 2: Authorization to file an annexation of 1.296 acres at 44th St and Bajada Rd (District 2), potentially enabling city services and future development. View item

Scottsdale City Council — August 24, 2026

  • Short-Term Rental Emergency Contact Code Amendment: Adoption of Ordinance No. 4720 amending Scottsdale Revised Code Chapter 18 on vacation rentals and short-term rentals, repealing and replacing Section 18-172 regarding failure of an emergency contact to respond to an emergency or complaint. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — August 25, 2026

  • USE PERMITS: Use permit to allow two required parking spaces in the street side-yard setback and a detached engineered shade structure over the driveway for the Baker-Vassett residence at 1190 S. Maple Ave. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — August 25, 2026

  • PRESENTATION(S): Introduction of code text amendments regarding Assisted Living Homes and an overview of the Corona/South Tempe – Character Area 8 plan update process. View item